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こういうメイン画像がほんと好きで、記事内容難しくてもストックしてしまう。なので内容あまり理解できておりませんw
downwards
意味 下の方へ, 下を向いて, 裏向きで [に]; 下降して, 減少して, 落ち目に (⇔upward)
From that starting-point, its influence could only ever go in one direction: downwards.
www.economist.com
keenly
意味 熾烈 (しれつ) に, 壮絶に〈戦うなど〉; 競争 [戦略] 的に〈値段をつけるなど〉.
This sense of decline is felt keenly in capital markets.
www.economist.com
この文だと「非常に強く」ぐらいでよさそう。
deficiencies
意味 欠陥
And though fixing the structural deficiencies of Britain’s capital markets is a big task, it is not impossible.
www.economist.com
reckon
意味 [~ (that) 節]…だと計算する
The Bank of England reckons that, even after a surge in activity this quarter, GDP will still be around 5% below its pre-pandemic level.
www.economist.com
lamentably
意味 嘆かわしく (も).
But, lamentably, it is light on the digital champions of tomorrow.
www.economist.com
fledgling
意味 [[名]の前で]できたばかりの, 駆け出しの, 未熟な〈組織· 人など〉.
There are various tax breaks to help fledgling companies raise seed capital.
www.economist.com
lacks
意味 欠けている
Berlin is cool and cheap, but lacks a world-class university.
www.economist.com
gloom
意味 [U] (文)[the ~]薄暗がり, 暗闇 (darkness ほど暗くはない)
In any event, though, the gloom has gone far enough.
www.economist.com